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Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

In research, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center stands highest in Engineering (#3,983 of 11,412 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,572 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,685 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,717
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,639
of 8,685
Research works
602
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Volpe National Transportation Systems Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #3,983 of 11,412 26.8%292
Social SciencesDomain #6,572 of 16,945 27.6%149
Physical SciencesDomain #11,685 of 21,541 25.0%369

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Volpe National Transportation Systems Center sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.48× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.78× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Volpe National Transportation Systems Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Kim Cardosi, Scott Smith and Gerald B. Halt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

  1. 1 Kim Cardosi United States · #729,246 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Scott Smith United States · #758,048 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Gerald B. Halt United States · #1,023,536 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 David Tyrell United States · #1,121,064 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 John C. Donch United States · #1,185,137 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Amber R. Stiles United States · #1,211,490 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Wassim G Najm United States · #1,218,989 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 E J Rickley United States · #1,394,447 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jane Lappin United States · #1,561,615 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Which keywords describe research at Volpe National Transportation Systems Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Driver Behavior, Health Effects, Autonomous Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Fuel Consumption, Risk Management, Supply Chain Resilience and Eco-Driving.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Driver Behavior2▲ 94×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 1.89×5 topics
  3. Health Effects2▲ 10×3 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Fuel Consumption2▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Eco-Driving1▲ 80×1 topic
  8. Injury Severity1▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Mortality1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  10. Risk Management1▲ 8.5×1 topic
  11. Supply Chain Resilience1▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Traffic Accidents1▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Vehicle Emissions1▲ 80×1 topic
  14. Air Pollution1▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Particulate Matter1▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Religion1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  18. Traffic Flow1▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  20. Probabilistic Forecasting1▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Automation1▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Collision Avoidance1▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Trust1▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Fascism1▲ 137×1 topic
  25. Machine Learning1◆ 0.90×5 topics
  26. Neural Networks1▲ 1.91×2 topics
  27. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  28. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Spatio-Temporal Data1▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Totalitarianism1▲ 109×1 topic

Which research topics does Volpe National Transportation Systems Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Vehicle emissions and performance, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Traffic and Road Safety1Traffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…1Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …1Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAutomotive EngineeringStrategy and ManagementHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  2. 2 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Volpe National Transportation Systems Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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